The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969
The United Nations and the Indonesian Takeover of West Papua, 1962-1969

Author: John Saltford

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-08-27

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 113578597X

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This book examines the role of the international community in the handover of the Dutch colony of West Papua/Irian Jaya to Indonesia in the 1960s and questions whether or not the West Papuan people ever genuinely exercised the right to self-determination guaranteed to them in the UN-brokered Dutch/Indonesian agreement of 1962. Indonesian, Dutch, US, Soviet, Australian and British involvement is discussed, but particular emphasis is given to the central part played by the United Nations in the implementation of this agreement. As guarantor, the UN temporarily took over the territory's administration from the Dutch before transferring control to Indonesia in 1963. After five years of Indonesian rule, a UN team returned to West Papua to monitor and endorse a controversial act of self-determination that resulted in a unanimous vote by 1022 Papuan 'representatives' to reject independence. Despite this, the issue is still very much alive today as a crisis-hit Indonesia faces continued armed rebellion and growing calls for freedom in West Papua.

Information Sources in Official Publications
Information Sources in Official Publications

Author: Valerie J. Nurcombe

Publisher: London : Bowker-Saur

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13:

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An evaluative guide to official publishing in most countries of the world. Chapters follow a format of notes on other guides for the area, an overview of government organization and its publications including the legislative process and related reports, and descriptions of executive, departmental, a

The Identity of Governments in International Law
The Identity of Governments in International Law

Author: Niko Pavlopoulos

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-03-13

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 0198882947

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The Identity of Governments in International Law provides a comprehensive account of the international legal regulation of governmental status. It examines the fundamental conceptual aspects of the government of a state in international law, before analysing the law concerning the recognition of governments and the criteria for governmental status under customary international law. It also explores matters concerning the identity of governments in the context of international organizations. Presenting the positive international legal framework concerning the regulation of governmental status, the book engages extensively with historical and contemporary examples, such as the rival governments of Cambodia (1970-75; 1979-89, 1997-98); the recognition of the Taliban (1996-2001; and again beginning in 2021); and the contested identity of Venezuela's president (beginning in 2019). Given the pre-eminence of states in international law and the importance of governments to the representation of states, the systematic examination of practice grounded in solid conceptual foundations renders this book a useful reference point for scholars and practitioners in all fields of international law and beyond.

Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations 1941-1953
Documents on Israeli-Soviet Relations 1941-1953

Author: Russia Russian Academy of Sciences

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-12-17

Total Pages: 1085

ISBN-13: 1135255016

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These annotated documents give an insight into the relationship between the Soviet Union and Palestine/Israel from 1941 to 1953. Most of the documents appear here for the first time - declassified and published in accordance with a bilateral agreement between Israel and Russia.